Show 1 af ichi SHEEP HUSBANDRY old ald d L lii q A lio llo the io following ll owing 01 com communication ailon atlon on sheep itina husbandry ta n dry was was handed banded to us for publication rby dby by bishop hunter president of the deseret agricultural and manufacturing ing koci goci society ety to whom it was vias addressed mr harker is an experienced V d bhe she shepherd p herd and his observations s v a and ana 1 n dl s suggestions v u ns are entitled to consideration by y those anaga engaged b ed in sheep raising 0 and wool wooi 1 1 growing C in in this territory the producing 0 of wool in inthis this isolated coun ary try tr visa laa aaa matter of much Jin importance second to with the manufacturing inter est ns cst sot of the territory aa as without yit vit hout material the jurics fabrics necessary for use and which must be bad had b J cannot annot be produce dhere and will have haye faveto to he be imported at ruinous rates as heretofore the number 0 of sheep iq in this part of the territory has bas greatly increased within the last tew few years but the increase has bas not been as greatus gre atas 1 it would have haig beenie sheep own ershad taken proper care of flocks which may not be expected to be done till tillene trie tile b better it isal isab pre ent batt 1 i A 1 WEST IVEST jordn jorda JoR JORDAN Dw G S L COUNTY Y i arr ary 11 1861 S SIR As you wished me ito to write upon the principle rin ciple and quality of wool I 1 gladly embrace bi the them opp opportunity ort unity to do dd so and ana give my what is the best for this territory the cotswold Cots wold is the heaviest and siron strod strongest est wool The merino is the gin fin estand if t they hey were wi ra mixed together and worked into cloth it would dp jo well eil ell the south down ia the next ginest finest 31 the sheep will not cut more than two thirds as much wool as the cots wold or the lei Lej leicester cester if I 1 was to take either zither alone salone I 1 should prefer the leicester cors forT wool wooi as the e wool is fine and more in quant ay iy ydo or r weight if to crois cross the blood f for or wool an and mutton I 1 should prefer the leibes ter and the south down it is a common thin thing in this territory to make grey cloth clothe let me here say bay that tu the black sheep have coarser wool as a general thing think than the white it draws the heat of the iun lun bun eun more and it is not so durable the white wool will more than pay for the coloring I 1 must here remark that wool like all other things wants its ita regular growth if the sheep begin to fall away for the want of f eed feed or if they lay ayin in a wet dirty pen or the cold chill ingy winds or snows of winter without any sha shade eha dethe the wool will stop its growth and when it starts again it leaves a joint in the wool that Js tender and it will break id irl the J joint r th e greatest have to contend within with in our wool and sheep is the scab that continues from year to year in our flocks of sheep cheep without being thoroughly cured curea of that drs disease fise iise we owe have from three to four thousand sheep in this ward that have 0 got the scab more or I 1 have heard a great many dif different frent opinions about the scab on sheep some sup fibroid frose rose pose that it if is caused by sheep being fat and broad on the back which causes tle tio the tho dirt to i I 1 gather and the scab to form others suppose it is 19 caused by poverty add arid wet dirty pens the latter letter may lead 0 fo o it when the alood is out of order adir but the former is is ho no proof at all as the wool keeps growing and carries the scurf up with let me here gere say that thattie the scab is a catching disease and one scabby sheep will bes meara thousand either fat ones if lit is permitted tc to run with them without being dressed and it injures the wool I 1 might say one third in both quantity and quality where be re the sheep are permitted to run with with the scab besides the loss losi of old sheep and the failure of increase to cure the scab it requires a thorough a aej pil every sheer sheep with such dressy yng ing inga as s will cleanse the blood b as well as the t he body I 1 awill here hero give a receipt to make an ointment that I 1 never knew to fail fall to cure when hen it was rightly applied viz I 1 take one pound of quicksilver one pound of venice turpin turpentine turp intine titie four ounces or spirits of turpentine work them together in iii a mortar mortal or iro pot with the head of a king bolt of a wagon va ona a few minutes every hour of the day da I 1 for three days until the quicksilver is thoroughly subdued then take four pounds of lard new milk warm add it to the mixture and keep it until it is cold two ounces bf 61 this ointment to each sheep will cure the worst scab that exists the best time to use this ointment is in in october the first of november or the last of february the wool wants parting with the hand and a thorough application made upon the 1 body I I 1 have lengthened out my upon the it is the greatest injury we have in our wool but in short to 0 judge a sheep for wool it wants to be t thick hilt k be bet set t upon s the body a long staple and shoud feela feell almost as soft 3 oft as silk slik 1 your yours etc ir T josepn JOSEPH hanker HAEKER |